doping

noun

dop·ing ˈdō-piŋ

: the use of a substance (such as an anabolic steroid or erythropoietin) or technique (such as blood doping) to illegally improve athletic performance

Examples of doping in a Sentence

increased efforts to detect doping at the Olympic Games

Recent Examples on the Web William Trubridge, a world-record-holding New Zealand freediver and one of the sport’s most vocal ambassadors, wrote in 2021 that doping was creeping into their world. —

Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2023 Through their investigations, the Arizona State University team found that the cathode remained stable with up to 20 percent sodium doping. —

IEEE Spectrum, 20 July 2023 In 2021 a Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) panel reaffirmed that Mr. Salazar did not engage in any doping of his athletes and not a single Oregon Project athlete was found to have violated the rules. —

Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2023 Maybe, but the fiscal and monetary doping were there for all the economists to see. —

WSJ, 7 July 2023 In 2012, Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles for doping, and was banned from competing professionally in cycling. —

Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 26 June 2023 The Russian figure skating team that won the gold in Beijing is under scrutiny for alleged doping, and if Russia is found to have used performance-enhancing drugs, it could be stripped of the medal. —

Emma Barnett, NBC News, 10 Feb. 2023 The authority does not take control of doping and medication until May 22, two days after the Preakness. —

Joe Drape, New York Times, 9 May 2023 The path to Juventus looks a little more likely now, considering Agnelli was forced to step down from the club in light of the on going investigation into financial doping. —

Emmet Gates, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of doping was in 1900

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Medical Definition

doping

noun

dop·ing ˈdō-piŋ

: the use of a substance (such as an anabolic steroid or erythropoietin) or technique (such as blood doping) to improve athletic performance and that is typically banned in competitive sports

… nearly two dozen athletes … have been banned from the Olympics in the last two weeks for doping violations.—

Philip Hersh, The Chicago Tribune